If you are outside Canada when you receive the COPR, you are not a PR until you 'land.' The signed/dated (at border) COPR is the evidence you landed and proof you're a PR until you receive the PR card.Hie guys when are you officially a Permanent Resident when you receive COPR or when you receive PR card in the mail?
If you're inside Canada and do the virtual landing process, you should get a so-called eCOPR that says you are a permanent resident. The hint here is the 'you are now a permanent resident' phrasing.